~~~first, a full admission. i am a chocolate addict. i'm not even sure thats quite a strong enough term for it, because i tend to see it more of a primal urge. something that i cannot imagine living without. take my car, my jewelry, even my money, but do not deny me my chocolate. though my waistline and my purse often dictate my actual contact with the stuff, i do my … Continue reading the story "one word: chocolate."

being born and raised in the heart of the berkshires, picking fruit was pretty much considered a right of passage......when i was a tiny girl, i remember being carted by my grandparents and elders to the picking sites, and playing while they picked, eating as many berries as my little stomach could hold....as i grew into a … Continue reading the story "picking fruit"

~~ SPRING arrived here in the berkshires in a backwards sort of way, well actually, it arrived in the midst of what should have been winter. though winter, itself, could have been described as spring like this year.....very upside down to say the least....

~school is finally out here in the berkshires....and summer is definitely setting in. color is abundant everywhere that you look....wild reds and blues from local, mating birds...rolling hills of every shade of green imaginable....dancing meadows that hold lighter, but still brilliant shades from local flowers...the weather has been especially nice so far, and we are all hoping for a sunny and warm summer....
~with the school … Continue reading the story "summer fun…."

the berkshires not only boasts mile after mile of beautiful woodlands, but many of them are protected by law....on this sunny day, i had the pleasure of walking through two of our area sanctuaries that are run by the mass audobon society....in the morning, i was a volunteer for my child's class field trip to pleasant … Continue reading the story "wildlife sanctuaries"

its springtime in the berkshires, finally....i hope.....the snow has fallen and fallen and fallen this past winter....but now, spring is everywhere, and color is where it shows its face most boldly...the sunny daffodils with their yellows and oranges, hyacinths and other flowers smiling at you with their spring colors...striking forsythias catch your eye as you … Continue reading the story "spring blossoming"